... banner, which depicts King William crossing the Boyne and, on the reverse side, the charge of the Ulster Division at the Battle of the Somme. ...

... volunteered in September, 1914. and was with she 9 h Battalion at the battle of the Somme. Armourer J. Palmer, Thomas Street, has been home on • brief holiday. His ship was in the Jutland battle, and did good work. Captain Brew, wounded, reached Portadown on ...

... cheering than the ADO accounts of the magnifioent steadfastness and valour of the soldier, of the Ulster Division in the battle of the Somme. According to the authori- ties the great pressure which is being brought lo bear upon the Central Powers is really ...

... a rousing peech, spoke of the two great events they *ere celebrating at that time—the eve cf the Battle of Oldbridge and the eve of the battle of the Somme, anniversaries which the people of Ulster would never forget. Votes of thanks were passed to the ...

... UNFURLED. A handsome new banner, on which is depleted a fine reprerentsti of the charge of the Meter Division at the battle of the Somme, was unfurled by Mrs Bleaker in the Portadowo Orange Hall on fistneday aftstnooo. It is for the members of Hiram's Chosen ...

... H U RI 8. During a battle near the Somme a Royal Irish Fusilier named saved from drowning a little wounded French dog and narsed it batik to strength. Thereafter the soldier and his little dumb friend, christened Tango, were inseparable. One night a raiding ...

... formed a part, would live in history, and remain an inspiring example for future generations; but the casualties at the Battle of the Somme on Ist July, 1916. and in subsequent engagements,' were terrible, and they had to mourn ;he loss of many fine promising ...

... IN AOTION. FIJLTON.—JaIy 1, 1916, killed in action at the battle of she Somme, 14170, Private James Fulton. We mourn the loss of our son so dear, Bo good, so kind, so brave, Who died on the battle•fleld of France, And lies in a hero's grave. Deeply regretted ...

... Somme Day Service 10 St Mark’s Church Donocloney Rector and ''Suffering World*’ About local ex-Servicemen, under Captain R. Whitsitt, and headed by St. Mark’s Old Boys’ Band, atfena Somme'memorial service m St. Mark’s Church, Portadown. on Sunday evening ...

... that date, after a prolonged bombardment, the British new armies, valiantly supported by the French, began the great battle of the Somme. The enemy's line was heavily dented. Two of his fortified systems were captured in July, with 23,000 prisoners and ...

... to being born a German just now. The official German films of the Battle of the Somme proved beyond doubt that if it bad not been for the Allies the Germans would have won this battle. , Thu feet that the calmer of eirywanthemiuns is unknown till the ...

... 145,000 voluntary recruits Ulster provided 75,000 men. Of the 9,000 men from the Ulster Division who took part in the battle of the Somme 04 July 1 scarcely 2,500 answered the roll call on July 3, while of 400 officers nearly 250 were Killed or wounded. ...